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Big Bird’s Big Game
In the early days of Larry Bird’s career, players wore shorts with a three-inch inseam, and by the end of his career, shorts were closer to five inches. While some men wouldn’t feel comfortable playin ...
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Cousy’s Short Shorts
During Bob Cousy’s era, the inseam of the typical shorts worn by NBA players was a mere three inches, in stark contrast to the eleven-inch inseam preferred by NBA players in the early 2000s. Cousy’s c ...
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Return of the Shamrock
The basic Celtics uniform has largely gone unchanged since the 1940s, so management could humorously say that the team always played in “throwback” jerseys. Still, the trend of alternate jerseys was u ...
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The Classic Celtics Shorts
Three-inch inseam shorts were the style of the day for some of the most legendary names in Celtics history including Bob Cousy, Bill Russell, John Havlicek and Larry Bird. This pair has the No. 17 in ...
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The Modern Celtics Shorts
The Celtics wore longer shorts for nearly two decades from 1998 to 2014. In the early 1990s, the style of shorts shifted with the arrival of Michael Jordan and the University of Michigan’s “Fab 5.” Th ...
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Who Wears Short Shorts?
While most every NBA team wore short shorts through the mid-1980s, the Celtics became synonymous with the fashion trend. Some stores even marketed short shorts for men as “Celtic Shorts.” By the late ...
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Winning With Walker
Selected by the Celtics with the sixth overall pick in the 1996 NBA Draft, Antoine Walker’s best season in the Green and White came during the 1997-98 season. While he had made the NBA All-Rookie team ...